This week on the show, I talked with Tatsuya Nakagawa and Peter Paul Roosen of Atomica Creative about their new book, Overcoming Inventoritis: The Silent Killer of Innovation. Also, I am going to try to put together a “question and answer” episode to air in April, most likely. Drop your questions in the comments here or email me from my contact page. You have three days left to enter the Spread the Love contest for your chance to win one of three great prize packages....

This week’s guest was Brett Kelly, author of The Cranking Widgets Blog and co-founder with Glen Stansberry of LifeRemix, a network of productivity and personal development blogs. This week’s episode is the last weekly episode of Lifehack Live; beginning on March 27th, I’ll be recording Lifehack Live every other Thursday and releasing it every other Monday. We’ve got some great shows coming up, so I hope you’ll stay tuned on the new schedule....

Do you ever feel like time is passing by so quickly that you feel like you’ve missed out on the little things in life? Like, what if we wake up one day, 10 years from now, and everything has blown right by us as if it were 3 minutes… gone… just like that. I’m not talking about living for the moments to come, but for the moments that are in front of us now....

There are a number of underlying reasons for lower left back pain, which is actually more common than right lower back pain. It is important to understand what these causes are because it will affect the way the problem is treated. To further alleviate lower back pain, you can’t miss the following posts: Lower Right Back Pain: Symptoms, Causes And Treatments 5 Effective Yoga Exercises For Lower Back Pain 5 Stretches For Lower Back Pain Relief...

1. Making them memorable Each meeting should stand out on its own in order to make it unique and worth remembering. Schedule meetings for odd times, such as 9:17 rather than 9:15 or 9:30. Communications manager of TINY Pulse Neal MacNamara explains that consistently scheduling meetings at 8:48 has “eliminated tardiness almost completely” within his company. Such a simple change will keep employees on their toes the morning of the meeting, and no one will come in dragging their feet a few minutes late....

Desert Sun has created a home-made solution to these issues by using simple tools and cost-effective materials to create five-gallon, DIY air conditioner from scratch! Benefits of The DIY Air Conditioner Money-saving Energy-saving (can be solar powered) Movable from room to room at home Ideal for people living alone and people living in small flats Where can I buy a Styrofoam bucket sleeve? The bucket sleeve fits just inside the five- gallon outer shell, and can be sourced from Walmart....

Yellow #2 pencils still make me break out in a cold sweat and to this day the sight of a school bus leaves me on the sidewalk in the fetal position. So with the fall and start of the school year being the second New Year in my mind, here’s how you can make the best of the end of summer. 1. Enhance Your Diet By Embracing The Fall Harvest If you are a foodie then this time of year is like Christmas....

Joshua Katz, NC State University PhD student, has mapped out linguist difference in 22 areas, but there are far more than just these 22. What Do You Call the Miniature Lobsters Found in Streams and Lakes? The Pronunciation of Delicious Goodness Found On Your Ice Cream or Coffee The North Has a Canadian Accent Oddly, Two Places Call it a “Boo-wie” Knife For the Sake of the Kids. Agree On How to Pronounce Crayon In the North You Will Pronounce Your Lawyer as “Loyer” The South Loves Their Slaw The Largest Divide In America Let’s Just All Call it Miracle Whip Divided Over What We Wear to Bed Everyone Pronounces Pecan Pie Differently Order Your Drink Properly or You Might Get a Weird Look What Do You Call Traffic Circles Most of Us Enjoy “Sir-Up” On Our Pancakes Philadelphia Likes to Invent Their Own Words What is a “Blubber”?...

Do you find any reason to hold meetings that don’t result in a list of actions? Tip: Our Action Addiction – [Behance]

You probably already know that a mentor can be your strongest support as you grow in your field, but why should you get one, how do you keep that person, and what do you do as your relationship grows? Below, I’ve compiled three lessons from best-selling authors in business and growth who break down the intricacies of this most hallowed of teacher-student liaisons. Lesson 1 with Keith Ferrazzi of Never Eat Alone: Surround yourself with the right influences In her essay, The Eyedropper Sample of Friendship, Facebook Product Design Director Julie Zhuo explains the eyedropper sample of friendship....

The Myth of Midlife Crisis in Women There is a typical way of thinking, indeed—the midlife crisis narrative fueled by the image of a guy buying a luxury sports car and driving into the sunset with his 20-something new girlfriend. Or a middle-aged woman finding a younger fling so that she can feel wanted and sexy again. This social cliché paints a picture of reckless behavior—of overspending, unfaithfulness, and an uncontrollable desire to turn back time....

The Research In an early study, led by Norman Farb and his colleagues, the participants were asked several questions about their personal traits, such as if they felt foolish, intelligent, trustworthy, responsible and so on, all the while being scanned by an MRI machine. What they found out was that such interrogation activated either the “narrative or analytic” mode of the brain which deals with questions like is it a good or bad thing?...

In April 2014, Microsoft released Word, Excel and Powerpoint on iOS with previews for Android tablets released the following November. The previews were downloaded over 250,000 times, in 33 languages and in over 100 countries. After three months they have released the full, optimized version of the apps for Android tablets. The apps are free to use but for business application you can use your Office 365 business subscription credentials....

We have an oversized two car garage! A dream come true for anyone living in the city or a suburban life with children. A garage, the walled and roofed building adjacent or attached to a home used for storing vehicles. What a great concept. No more hunting for spaces, no rain on your Honda after you just washed it; you’ll no longer have to shovel two feet of snow or ice off the windshields....

Neuroscientists, in particular, have taken an interest in understanding what brings about an upward spiral of happiness and well-being. As you probably know, not everyone is born with a sunny disposition, but science says we can all learn how to bring more meaning, satisfaction and happiness into our lives. Here are some key ways neuroscientists say you can create genuine happiness in your life: 1. Express gratitude for life’s everyday gifts....

Here are 10 questions that you can ask yourself every day which will help you exercise the art of self-introspection and self-reflection to monitor your progress in life. It is best done at the end of the day before retiring to bed. 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Everyday

Trainor, Director of the Institute for Music and the Mind at McMaster University in Canada Read the full story by TunedBody here. Now that you know how music can enhance our brain powers, you should really immerse yourself in music more, or even take up an instrument to play. Also look at this infographic presented by University of Florida on the psychology of music to understand more about how your brain responds to music....

What happens on Doing Nothing Day? Absolutely nothing. That’s the whole purpose of it: a day free from striving and achieving and getting and coping with everyone else’s demands. A day for yourself, when you can walk or sit and think without celebrating, observing, or honoring anything or anyone besides yourself. No working, no worrying, no planning, no socializing, no sitting slumped in front of the TV. On Doing Nothing Day, stay in the moment, holding onto nothing, striving after no thought or ambition or goal....

Nine Reasons That You Don’t Get What You Want 1. You’re satisfied with mediocrity. We all receive messages from many sources: parents, friends, churches, movies, TV shows, the news… messages that tell us we should be nice, well-behaved consumers who are satisfied with mediocrity and don’t try to stray too far from it. But this doesn’t mean that YOU have to be satisfied with mediocrity. If you have a few minutes, take the time to watch this video by Randy Gage, in which he points out the “mind viruses” that are fed to you by movies....

1. Immerse your face in cold water Just when you thought splashing cold water on your face would wake you up, it actually can put you to sleep! Known as the Mammalian Reflex or Response[2], immersing your face in cold water for 30 seconds will lower your heart rate and narrow your blood vessels, causing reduced blood flow to the limbs and reserving more for the brain and heart. It basically signals your body into a relaxed hibernation mode....